"ted in a few years by graduation and other
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Our readers will read with interest the follow-
‘ng letter from Mr. Clay, in answer to that ad-
dressed to him by acommittee ofthe citizens of
New Haven, and in response to a series of res-
olutions adopted by a meeting of the Whigs of
that patriotic city, held on the 14th tilt.
LE'l"I_‘ERlTO MR. CLAY.
New HAVEN. Nov. 16th, IS-14.
Sir.-—It is with much pleasure that we
execute the duty assigned to us by the whigs
ofthis city of transmitting to you the enclos-
ed proceedings ofa meeting held by them
‘on the evening ofthe l4th inst.; but this
‘pleasure is mingled with the deepest -regret
that we cannot hail you as we had fondly
hoped as President of these United.St_ates.—-
The deplorable result of the late election has
here as every-where filled the hearts Of Y_°‘”
Whig friends with pain and mortification.
and this feeling has not been confined ‘O the
spore;-5 only, but has extended _itself through
- every age and condition ofsociety.
VVe were not -ziware, until we stiw our an-
ticipations of your success blighted. how
strong a hold you had upon our .afIcction_S,
and we now feel that you are Prcstrlent in
the hearts of a vastr-majority of the intelli-
gent and patriotic citizens ‘of the country,
where you can never be defeated, and where
‘the poisoned shafts of calumny can never
Teach you. Had you been called to assume
‘the responsibilities of the office of Chief
Magistrate of the Union, we feel sure that the
most eminent success, in the discharge of its
duties. could not have increased _your_ fame,
or led us to cherish any warmer feelings than
we now entertain for your character and
public services. _
VVe are proud, Sir. of our city for the vote
.she has given you. which is largerthan was
=everjgivenbefo‘."e to any candid ate in a con
’-tested election, and we are proud of ourstate L
‘that amid all the deceptions and SI.ll'ld€l'S
which have marked the course ofour oppo-
nents throughout the late contegt. she has
given you a majority worthy of her charac-
ter and of the intelligence of her citizens.
May your valuable life, dear Sir,be spared
through many years, to bless the‘ country
you have so greatly honored, and whose in-
terests in times of danger you have so often
so nobly upheld. .
We tender you in behalfof your friends
here, and of ourselves individually, our war- -
mest regards for you and yours. and we
ftrust that at an early. day you will find it
convenient to visit New England. that you
may receive from your friends here the en-
thusiastic greetings that are due to the Na.
tions Benefactor. for such in truth you are,
and in our affections second only to the Fa-
tlzer of his Country.
Your obedient se‘rv’ts,
P. S. GALPIN.
JAMES F. Baacocx.
THOMAS R. TROWBRIDGE,
Hon. Hen7'y Clay, Ashland.
MR. CLAY’S ANSVVER.
I ASHLAND. Dec.1'7th, 184-1.
Gmtlemen :--1 duly received your friend-
ly letter, transmitting l_.‘I_l_§__pl'0Cet‘CllDgVS of a
public meeting held irrthe city -or 1*?‘-— -v Ha-
ven in respect to the late Presidential elec-
tion. The patrioticspirit manifested in_ the
whole of them is worthy of Connecticut,
worthy of its renowned seat of learning, and
worthy of the Whig cause. For the semi-
ments of attachment, confidence and, friend-
ship towards myself, which they exhibit, and
which you so kindly reiterate in your letter,
I offer the warm acknowledgements - of a
grateful heart. My obligatioosto'Connrcti-
Corn’t.
‘cut and my friendly intercourse with many
of her eminent sons, during along period of
time. will be fziitlifully reiiicmbered while I
continue to live. _
I share with you geritleinnn. in regrets on
account ofthe unexpected issue of the recent
election. My own personal concern in it, is
entitled to very little consideration, although
{affect no indifference in that respect. The
great importance of the event arises out of
the respective principles in contest betiveep
the two parties, the consequences to which it
may lead, and the alledged racans by which
it was brought about, of which however, I
do not allow myself particularly to speak.
The policy ofthe country in regard to the
protection of American i..dustry, a_ few
manths ago seemed to be rapidly acquiring
a [)‘2l'll'l3flel'|l and fixed cyhziraicter. The
Southern and South Western portions of ll)-9
Union had been reproached at the North for
want of sufficient interest and sympathy ‘in
its welf.ire. Yielding to the joint influence
oftheir own reflections and experience. the
slave states were ft-.stSi1I)lSCl‘lblng to the jus-
tice and expediency of a Tarifffor Revenue,
with discriminations for protection. At such
an auspicious moment, instead of cordially
meeting the Slave States and placing the
principle ofprotection upon-Empregnable and
durable ground. a sufficient number of the
Free States to be decisive of the contest, a-
bandoned what was believed to be their own
cherished policy and have aided, if not in
its total subversion, in exposing it to inimi-
nent hazzard and uncertainty. Discourage-
ment has taken the place of confidence, in
the business of the country. enterprize is
checked, and no one knows to what employ-
ment he can now safely direct his exertions.
Instead of a constantly augmenting Home
market, we are in danger of experiencing its
decline at a time when the foreign market is
absolutely glutted with American productions
cotton especially, which is now selling at a
price loiver than was ever before _-Irnown.-—
It is probably destined to fall still lower.——
The final and not distant result will be, es
pecially if large lmpoflzlllnns shall be stimu-
lated by low duties. a drain of the specie of
the country, with all its train of terrible con-
sequences, on which I have neither inclina-
tion nor time to dwell. '
Ifthe cause of the Whigs had triumphed.
the distribution of the proceeds of the sales
of the public lands would have been secured
and that great national inheritance would
have been preserved for the benefit of the
present and future generations. I shall be
most agreeably disappointed if it be not was-
projects ofalienation. leaving no traces of
permanent benefit behind.
I could not touch upon other great meas-
ures of public policy, which it was the pur-
pose of the Whigs to endeavor to establish.
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[engih They may be briefly stated to have
aimed at the purity of the Gov.ernrnen:,_ the
greater prosperity of the peopl9."f|d a‘ld'l!°“'
al security to their liberties and to the Union.
-And with all. the preservation of the peflct‘.
the honor and the good faith of the Naflo"-.
The Whigs were most anxious to‘ avoid a
Foreign ‘Val’. fol‘ the 5=k9 ‘fl a°‘l“.”,"’g 5
foreign territory which. U009!‘ the °"'°”""
stances of the acquisition could not fall 10
produce domestic discord, and expose the
' of an
character of the country in “I9 “Yes ,
impa,.,_i,,j world,‘ to severe animadrersjon.
Bu, 0,“. opponents have prevailed in the
me comegmiid the Whigs are for the present,
‘denied the satisfaction ofcarrying out their
measures of National policy. BelleVl“8'
that they are indispcnsihle to the ivelfare of
the coutitry. I am unwilling,_to relinquish the
fond hope that they may be finally establish-
ed, whether I live to witness that event or
not. In the mean time those to whose bands
the administration of public afiairs is confi-
ded‘ ought to have a fair trial. Let us even
indulge an anxious (IeSll't' [hilt llle e‘.'lIS
which we have apprehend- (I may not be re-
alized, that the peace ofour country may be
unsullied and its prosperity continue unim-
peded.'
To guard howsvcr. against adverse r~sults
the resolution of the Whigs of the city of
New Haven. steadfastly to adhere to tilt’
Whig cause and priuci;-Ii-s. is wise and pat-
riotic. '
I should be most happy to visit once more
New England-, and espeCl«ill_V New Haven,
which has done me so much honor by giv-
ing me at the late election. the largest major-
ity ever given by that city in a contested e-
lectlon. [shall embrace with great pleas-
ure any opportunity. should any ever offer.
to accept your obliging invit.ition.
_Iteu:ler you gentlemen,my cordial thanks
for your friendly wishes and kind regards
for me and mine, and I hope that one and
all of you may long livein health. happiness
and prosperity. I am faithfully,
your friend and cb’t serv’t,
— I-I. CLAY.
Messrs. I’. S. Galpin. Jus. F. Babcock,
Thomas R. Trowbridge.
CONGRESSIONAL.
l.\‘ION mix Dec. 30.
The Senate met at the usual hour to day.
Several memorials and petitions were
presented and referred.
Mr. S.-vi».-r announced the death of Mr.
Fulton, late Senator from Arkansas, and
offered the customary resolutions of re-
spect fer the deceased. They were adopted.
and the Senate thereupon adjourned.
‘In the House. Mr. C. J. Iugersoll submit-
ted a resolution requiring the Clerk to furn-
ish, as soon as possible. rriups of the United
Sates exhibiting the general outlines of our
territory contiguous to '1‘.-xns. Mexico, the
Russian and British possessi -ns.
Several int-nibers objected to the reception
ofthe resolution; w-hereupon Mr. IOLIBTSOII
moved that the business of the House be sus-
,,,.,,.,,-|,g,q ;,,,. ha” an nous", in V-.~.J~:1' &\.J"'\:.lf=I“‘)u’n.>~
of it. The motion was lost.
The Joint Resolution providing for the
payment of Revolutionary Pensioners was
taken up and after a short and discursive dc-
batc. read a third time. and passed.
The bill authorising the secretary of the
Treasury to comproniise with the sureties of
Samuel Swartwout -was read twice, and set
down for discussion for _\'Ionday next.
Mr. Ingersoll’s motion in relation to the
maps of the United States was then adopted.
announcing the death of Mr. Fulton.
After a very lianilsonee eulogy on the de-
ceased Senutor by M r. Cross the resolutions
customary on such occasions wt-reoflered by
that gs-ntleiiian. and Itllllle-llilltfly after their
adoption, the House ailbyincd.
. Tiit:nsnAr, Jan. 2.
In Senate to day, nftertlie presentation of
petitions, Mr. Benton's resolution in relation
totlle payment of the Muxicziii Indernnity.
was read and adopted.
The bill for the relief of Mary Reesidu,
was taken up. discussed, rezid twice and or-
dered to be irigrossed.
The bill for the improvement of the “la-
bash and Erie Canal was then to ken up and
passed by a innj.-rity of SI to 8.
The Senate went into Executive Session,
and soon adjourni-~d. ‘
In the House, M r. Tibbuts asked leave to
introduce :1 bill for the mini-.\'ation of '1‘:-x-is.
and moved to suspend the rules, but the
House refused to do so. '
The resolution presented by Mr. B irke of
New Hampshire. to print five thousand (as
amended) extra copies ofthe Report of the
Selcct Committee appointed to take into con-
sileration the i\'e i orial of the d«»mocrati.-
members ofthe L°'gisl-.ture of Rhoda Island,
then came tip in order. The re.-olution em-
bodied in the majority's report (too long and
too foolish to copy) were then read and a mo-
tion made to adopt them.
Mr. L. Q. C. Elmer spoke in opposition
to their adoption. His speech was cut short
by the expiration of the morning hotir.
Several Sen-ite Bills were read twice and
referred to the appropriate Committees.
Adjourned.
Fiuuav. Jan. 3.
As soon as the House met this morning. a
motion was made to go into the Committee
ofthe VVhole,,.,and the joint resolutions re-
ported from the Committee on Foreigtiilffiiirs
for the Annexation of Texas, were taken up.
C. J. Ingersoll, as chairman of the com-
_mittee opened the debate with a speech of
much interest, in explanation and support of
the measure. He dwelt particularly on the
increascd favor which the measure received
from the people, since it had been made the
subject of discussion. and expressed the be-
liefthat it would be sanctioned by nineteen
twentietlis of them.
No one else rising. Mr. Belser, of Ala.
bania took the floor and explained the pro-
ject he had’proposed, for the Annexation of
Texas. I
The House adjourned when Mr..Belser
concluded.
The Resolutions of the Missouri Legisla-
ture give Mr. Benton. I understand, great
without giving to this letter on unsuitable
satisfaction. He considers them as endor-
A message was received from the Senate ‘
subject of annexation.
. SA'ru_nnA_Yo Jam 4- ”
The Senate was not in session to-day °'
yesterday. ' _ ’ . ' V , , _
Thfl House ‘went into comm. on thejoint
,.,,soj‘,,,;on for the Annexation of Texas, and
were were loud calls for the question. -
Mr. Rhett proposed that the question he
first taken on the bare proposition of annex-,‘
ation. which ground was covered by the first
resolution. ’ ' ‘ i
If this was decided in the allirmative, we
could then go on to discuss the details.
This remark called tip Mr. J. R. Inger-
soll. who spoke at length in opposition.
He argued the constitutional qursiion. and‘
maiutaim-d that without the sani-tion of the
sing his course on the
be consummated.
by disclaimirig any intention to allude to the
question of slavery. He argued that the
measure v. as in strict conformity to the con-
stitution. which provided for the admission
of new states into the Union.
_Hc took a view of the provisions of the
treaty. and ndvocated their adoption, by ti,
legislative not.
When he finished, Mr. _VVinthrop of Mes-
sachusetts got the floor. and the House adj.
to give him an opportunity to speak on Mon-
«lay.
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RESOLUTIONS
Passed at the State Nominating
Cenvention—]lartford.
ty it Thursday on‘ the charges of immoral
c6 udt which had been preferred against
h --charge-svvhich it is well understood.
“eateto-nlledged improprieties in his inter-
- For C'om:icti'.on—Bisliops Easiburn of .\‘Iass:i-
,1 and. Brownell of Connecticut, Lee of Dela-
Vesiern New York. Deans of New Jersey.
treaty iualring power, the measure could not- fllllllligltnfll of Maryland, Ives of:Norili Car-
’ . riiia. Gmlsilen of South Carolina, Kemper Mis-
Mr. Payne of Ala. followed, and began iii-’-W) Blsl*°P—5- ,
§iZ2 Bisliop_Meaile of Va. Bishop Otey~of
,.
Bishop Oiiderdonir. must be assumed to have
had no vote on the question of guilt or inno-
‘once —it makes an array of I4 to 6. of the
House of Bishops, against their delinquent
OF BISHOP ONDER-
V _ DONVK. '
ishop Onderilonk was pronounced guil-
ON VICTION
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th
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V
tirse with females. The vote in the House
Bishops stood as follows:
—...._..n
sells. Hopk-itzs of Vermoiii, Henshaw of RI.
ere.Mc-llvaine of()hio,Chase of'IlIinois.Johr_is I
f'Virginia. Smith of Kentucky. Frceinun of
rkansas, Polk of Louisiana——11.
Opposed to C4.m:iclz'on—Bislinps Delaney of‘
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b
If to the «let-en votes for the conviction. bl;
dded those ofthe three presenting Bishops, h
h
‘ennessce, and Bishop Elliott of Georgia-
0
ho, from the fact ofconsenting to present
elievrd him guilty, but who, as present»-rs,
4
roiher.
On Friday the court assembled to pass
nie-nee. The Court refused to dvpose the
-ishop. but determined to suspend him by a
te o-I 9 to 8; the five Bishops in the ini-
‘ rity voting for suspensi__on. and the 8 who
Resolver], That in looking back upon the
National contest iihich has terriiinated, tie
feel abundantly satisfied with the ifforts of.
our friends. They have labored with _a zeal
worthy of their cause and tl'i'E=’ir candidates
mil we are ready and willing to meet our
opponents on the same issues as often as op
portunity occurs. \ '
Resolved, That with feelings of admire
tion we recur to the name of Henry Clay.
His brilliant intclectual powers, his untiringi
patriotism. and his eminent public servic.-s.l
Ctillllnlltfil through a period of forty years;
have enshrined him forever in the hearts of-.’
his countrymen. 1
Resolvexl, That we pledge ours:-Ives anew
to the. cause of American Industry. It is
emphaiiczilly the cause of the Constitution
and of the People.
I
The regulation of the.
ion. It is written in the bond, and shell to-
crive Iroin us a practical and salutary inter»
polation. Our independence is yet but ‘pyr-
tirilly achieved unless it be extended from
political to commercial emancipation froiiri
all foreign States’ The Tariff‘ of 1842 ‘Is
l'l_$IllI and working good.’ So says Henry,
Clay. So say we. ,
Resolved, 'l hut in the measure for distrihif
ting the proceeds of the public lands to th'.-
Siates, forproviding a sound currency and
imposing due restraints on Ex-.-cutive author-
ity, we see opportunity fcr a (‘ODSlI'lJllfiI’IRl
and highly salutary exersise of the Federal
power. We should be false to the true inter-'
est ofour country if we did not take any nmi.-is.
‘..‘-. . izpcnt us xv: uo l'lo’\V HUI’ OPIQ
ion that sound \'VIilg_Lf‘,‘_2lSI>illOn upon the.’
subject is required at the hands of the gen.-:-'
rnl government.
Resolved, That the late (.lt’Spf|l(‘IiPS of the
American Secretary of State to Mexico and
to our Minister at the Court of France on the
subject of Texas, are discreditiible to Ameri-
can diplomacy and dangerous to the peace of
the country. \Ve see in them only fresh
cause. for remaining fixed and resolute in out
opposition to the scheme of Annexation. ' 4
Resol-t-crl. That as our best secui ity against
a repetition of the abuses of the elective frari-‘
chis.-, we will sustain a Registry Law, and
that we believe-siich a law in every Stat».
would l1ilV0St’ClIl't'(l the election of the late.
Whig caiididates for the Presidency and}
Vice Presidency. '
' Resolved, That we have confirlence in the
tilents, integrity and unwavering VVhig prin-
ciples of otir present Chief Magistrate, and
that in again presenting to the people of llll3_
State,,the name of Rodger S. Baldwin as the
Whig candidate for the office of Govei'no:‘.‘
we feel assured that we shall meet the enlirp
cxp.-ctniions ofthe Whig party. -
Result-crl. That in the candidates for thr-
otlier State Oflicr-s we present to the proplel
true and approved public servants, who haye:
ulrezidy received and still deserve the enthu-
.-iastic support of the party‘ whose principles
they repri-srnt. -.,. ..
Resolved, Than
\I\'.\IJQf\JI nu
l.'.;"\VC' riicommend the
tinuancc ofthe existing Clay Clubs in thii
State under lhe name of lVliig ._.Clul.s and
that such as-so~iations hold meetings as Olll n
as convenient for a discussionnf Whig princi
pies. and for any other business which-shal
not conflict with‘ the regular town and stattl‘
organization of the Whig party.. . . K
Resolved, That the failure of the Vllhigil
to accomplish all their objects in the last con;
te.-t is not fl defeat that should dispirit thd.
party or discharge any of its members froi'
their duty as patriotic mcn—thnt we regn rd
it /irm. deterniiiiaiion to vote on all occasions‘
as a legitimate trait in the character of every’
true Whig, and we call upon our Whi_i_i‘
friends throughout the State never to absenl .
themselves from the polls. encouraged by the
well settled maxim that "ii lull vote is a whigl
victory.” ‘ ,-
Mr, Rockwell of Norwich olicrerl the follow-:
ing resnliiiion : l
t
Resolved, By this Convention, that ii Conn;
mitte-e be appointed to ndress the Plan. Iiertry
Clay. of Kentucky, and assure him that al-.'
though we have failed to elect him to the’
office of President of the United States. we‘
still look to him as the great champion of
(‘0I'l'
American Principles, and that said Cominits
tee, in behalf of the Convention. and of the
\Vhigs of this State, be requested respectful.
ly and earnestly, to invite Mr. Clay at such
time during the approaching Spring or Sum-
trier, as he ‘may designate, to visit his nume-
rous friends in Connecticut.
‘The Resolution was adopted amid deafen-
ing acclamation——‘and Hon. Wm. W.- Ells-
worth and Richard Bacon of Hartford Co.
Hon. Selah Strong and J. B Rohison. New
London Co.; A. A. Pettingiil, Fafrfield Co.;
Charles Adams, Litchfieled Co.,; Solomon
Payne, VVinrlham Co.; and J. W. Boynton.
Tolland Co.; were appointed *a Committee 'r
t
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it
If
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..andidate for Mr. Sturgeon’s place in :he U.
js. Senate.
support of thirty loco-loco members elect of
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best advocate for protection all hislif.-, while
’It is funny to see how these Editorial gen-
jtry wa
jgrcat villain!
commerce, foreign and domestic-, was one,
ofthe great objects contcrnpluted in the U,n:l
same paper .took the repeal ofthe gag law
James O. Cuitiss. her gurirdian, against J.
against her fair fum_e. and recovered dama-
ges to the amount of eighteen hundred dol-
Iars..\'flost Cour.
maker of the name of Hoover, who livr-s at
of one million and a. half of (lol’a.rs !
fdjvidual, conrinctedtof enticing slaves to run
. “way {mm M,-_ [—],_.c[”(,u9’ nf this city, was cleanliness, silence and order succeeded filth.
transferred from tbejiil to the peniter.iiar_v.
He was placed in the weaving department.
decl tI'(‘(I a dividend of 4 per cent; New Ha-
ven County Bank 3; per cent.
.v says the Baton Rogue Gazette, that about
two weeks ago. Graves the defaulting 'l‘reri-
surer of Michigan passed through that town
in the custody of a party which had captur-
efdhiui in Texas.
‘considerable reward offered for his appre-
:\\ll')0'm the petition for
;been refered, will report favorably, and that
rating Thomae W. Dorr. uponhis taking
io_:i.t_h_,o_f allegiance to the State, and not even
to carry into effect the foregoing resolution._ *i_ict*ofcletnency.
ptrd against it, doing so probably because
ey were in favor ofthe higher penalty.
3
Divid R. Porter, retiring Governor of
eunsyl_vania, is assailed in many of the
ournnls of his own party in that Stule as it
They say he has securvd the
he Legislatiire. and that he will of course
e elect-ed if the. Whigs can be induced to
hate for him. To obtain their aid. Davy is
low ‘going it strong’ for the Tariff. and wri-
lt‘ll.9I'S to show that he has been a first-
.
ilnfs’
ybting for Jackson, Van Buren and Polk.
l
lce_ up now. to find that Porter is a
i As e2:prclerl.'—'I‘he editor of the Boston
Chronicle slicers and cavils at Mr. Cl.iy’s
emnncipntionnf his slave Charles. The
very much to heart. If till the slaves in the
Union were emancipited, Leavitt would
probably die outright of chagrin. for what
would become of the Liberty party? \’Vhiit
is the liberty of one man or nation. or the
restoration of a constitutional right, compar-
ed with the great object of keeping fifty ‘or
sixty thousand impraciicables together. to
make mischief and furnish livelihoods for va-
grant Iecturers, agents. &c.—-Lou'ell Cour.
The wire suspension aqueduct over the
Allegliniiey river at Pitisburg is rapidly pro-
xgssing Thttpiers are nearly completed.
an ‘ ‘ __"“' .
[I113 'v?\'rT‘ITY-Iv'- .3-.;.‘_I_,_&-,_
struction of the wire cablr-s. The wood-
work is also going on finely. There is said
to be little doubt ofthe completion of the
work by the first of April.—Natimtrtl Intel
T/re Eazpellerl Senator.—W'e. have already
stated that Mr. Eriett. rt Democratic Senator.
had. been expelled from his seat in the North
Carolina Legislature for having presented a
forg.d certificate that he was elected. IVe
notv learn, subsequently 3 \Vhig Senators
having gone home, advantage was t.iken of
the accidental majority thus obtained by the
opposite party, to cxpungc the vi hole procee
dings on the subject from the Journal, and
reinstte the Senator in his pl-act-l
Amert'r.an.
n_....
Amos Pil/sbury.-—The Register says that
Mr. Pill:-bury. the late Suite Prison Warden
has had a loud call from anotlir-r State, at a
higher salary than he had he-re——but be pre-
fers remaining in Connecticut at prr-sent——
flow kin-'l tli s is in Amos, to be willing to
serve the State at such a personal S-'1(‘I'lfICP,
pEil'llClllfll'l_t' after he has been told to ‘pick
up his duds.’ \Vil| the Register name the
State \\‘lllLlI is so anxious for Amos’ servi-
ces. It can't be d-mocratic New Hnmsliire.
for she disclirirgrtl him from on office in her
prison for a variety of practices which will
prevent his ever being recalled there.-—
Amos’ mart_vr«.lom ought to have taken place
long ago.—Pu.lla(li~um.
Action for Slander.-—At the Coat of
Common Pleas at Cambridge, Margaret K.
Ru.~selI, a minor brought an action through
Q A. Riirscll. for EI:)l‘l(l€l',‘In words s oken
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Great Forfiuie.-_—-A poor and worthy shoe
Port Carbon. Pa. has received a bequest
C/iarlcs Torrey.-——On Monday this iri-
Balt. Amer.
Ditrirlends.-_——'I‘he New Haven Bank has
VVe learn by a gentlemen from Shrvrport
i
We believe there was a
ierision.
The Providence Journal says 2 VVe believe
hat the. committee of- the Legislature _to
Dorr’s release has
n
I
he General Assembly will pass an act libe-
equiriog of him. to petition himself for this
I
evere injuries received byjlhim ‘
hrown fromastsge. near Hudson. The
highs which is so severe as to prevent the
east movementon his part of the injured
prove-ment.—E2:e. Jour. of Thursday.
heir progress of loading with guano. they
hail exliumt-d a bum .n body. supposed from
be great depth at u hich it was found. l0
centuries.
v::tion—-the flesh and finger nails in a
feet state.
formed.
peiif before the industrious mririner.
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Connecticut State Prison. entered upon
duties of his office
The whigs of W.-thersfield. we are told, cel-
ebrated the occasion by firing a salute.
tierces fallow.
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about 8.000 dollars a year.
has annually paid into the Treasury about 6,000 °l’3"‘°'°" “bile ‘imd. black. the boy confined
dollars, and the last year 10,000 dollars.
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Health of E2: Governor Seward,-:\Ve are
ad to learn, as we dojfrom a friend. that
e ex Governor is fast i_-ec“‘o.verio_g from the
when
orst hurt. is the bruise upon one of his
mb. But in this there is also a visible im-
Guano —Capt. Town of bark Convoy. 31
his port. states that he‘ was in ormed by ‘an
English Captain at St. I-1.-lenu who hndjusi
rrlved from tlie~isl rid of Ivhaboe, that in
ave been in that situation for two or three
It was in a high state of preser-
per-
A great number of Guano ‘eggs
ave been found in a perfect stzitc. The-_v
ad succeeded in getting down to the rock.
ti which the Island appears to liave been
The Guano will all shortly disap-
Bank,
Thu n.-{me of the Moyamensing
I-’Illl‘(It‘lpIila, has been changed to the Bank
of Commerce.
Prescntlto Mrs. ClrI—y.—A bcautifull table
his been presented to Mrs. Clay, made under
nteri sting circumstanc» s. as the following.
\\ hich is the inscription upon it. shows:
" This Table made of .47nei.‘icrI.n 'zcrzln'u.t.
by, C. H. .5. J. F Vllhite, in _the \Vhig Pro-
I844.
ind by them prisentid to Mrs Henry Clay
-ession in Philzid-lphi;i. O't0ber lsf.
of Asltlanrl.
of flirt
the
on New -Year's day.
Mr Johnson, the new Warden
Il(1.7'l. Jour.
Tlie Difl'e:rence.——H+-nry Clay emancipa-
lcd his servant Charles ; James G. Biriir-y
sold his.
S/reap Polls and Tallo2v.+'I‘he steam-
bf)'lI, United States left this port on Satu rrluy
lust for Buffalo, with 30,000 pelts and I00
It is estimated that about
70.000 sheep have been slaughtered here the
last s-nson, mostly for their pelts and iallow.
Clettveland Plaindealer Dec 251/1.
For the Gazette.
THE VVORK HOUSE.
The age in which we live is justly called
Errors which for
ilie age of improvement.
centuries have escaped observation are discov-
ered and corrected. Almost every mind seems
to be engaged in a voyage of discuver_v afxer
some unknown principle in science or philoso
pliy which can be made efiizctual in advancing
the comfort and happiness of man. Ifmany
are pursuing phantoms, it cannot be denied that
eminently conducive of good to comuiuniiy.—--
]‘_I]e__cOJT]IIlI.l0D_ nr..eL'ar.v (.~I.n=c- in society IS OI.)
served.and iliecausesof success"or'failure noted.
benevolence canexert a benign influe/rice.
last thirty years have rendered palpable many
ment. Cropping the ears. branding with a hot
modes of torture have one after another been
cxptingeil from otii s‘.'.t:iite hook.
means to protect the public against criuiinzil
aggressions. than the infliction of bodily pain
upon the oficndcr; that justice requires that
proper means should be used to reform as well
as punish the violzier ofthe law.
For many years. a dark cavern in Sims-bury
filth, wretchcdness and suffering.
receptacle for criminals, the principal, if noi
night.
nectcil with p“unisliriiciii. and it was not until
the fact was rlernonsirateil by other States, that
them reformetl, that the Legislature of this
State took measures for establishing the State
Prison nl V.Veihersfic'(I. The improvement in
ilie condition ofthe prisoners after their removal
from Simsbury, was at once obvious to all,—
clamor and confusion. The cost of supporting
prisonersin the old establishment was about
forty dollars each, annuzilly; in the new, each Slam‘ enables many 9 Pell-.Y scolllldfel 7-0 “go
prisoner earns about thirty dollars -'1 year over
iis cxpenses. The old Prison cost the State
The new Prison
The benefits resulting from the new State
Prison‘ led to the enquiry ttheiher County
Prisons. built upon the plan ofthe State Prison.
n WIIICITJIIE prisoners might be employed in
some mechanical branches of labor, would not
result in similar benefits.
of the inhabitants of Hartford County to visit
I
ough conviction ofthe utility ofthe project, and
Curiosity led many
he prison, and produced in their minds 3 thor-
n 1837. a prison was erected in Hartford.
vhich has fully answered all the purposes of a
County Jail and \Vork House, and instead of
being a charge upon the Cou,ni__v, yields a reve-
nue of several hundred ‘dollars a year. The
most intelligent citizens of. Hartford bear testi-
stories high.
and 7 feet liiglr. with open work iron dours.—
others are bringing to light many hidden truths
Ignorance. degradation and crime are not over-
looked in the search after objects upon whit-Ii
The
errors in our penal laws and brnuglit ilie neces-
sary changes in the mode of inflicting punish-
iroti, whipping upon the naked back,and other
Experience
has fully shown that ilicrc are other and better
was used as ilie niosi suiiab'e and proper place
in Couii_ect.icut for the punisl:r_iic_nt of criminals.
Into this dungeon tl.e old, adroii villain, and
the youth scarce corrupic-d by crime. were in-
discrimiiiately thrust, where both might become
more callcus in heart, more sensible of ilieir
dc-grazIa'ion, and more hostile to the vindir:iiivc-
law, which condemned them to such a place of
At this old
the only cmpIo_yineni,was rnolaiiig nails.-
Tbe prisoners during the day were cliained in
a block above ground, while they labored. and
were driven down into the dark hole below at
The evils of the establishment were
apparent. but ihciiglil in be necessarily can-
in properly constructed and regulated Pfisons. ,
criminals could defray their expenses by their
labor, be made comfortable. and a. portion of
-<
many to the salutary influence ofthe Prison, in
preventing crime and reforming oflenders. .‘,
The example of Hartford County has
followed by New Haven and New Lonjglgrtfiy
The New Haven County Prison is a stone
building 70 by 54 feet, the widows in tIie_outside
walls are sufficiently large for the ndmis- ’
sion of pleniy of light and air.
. In the
middle of ilie Prison is a block of cells. two
The cells are each 5by 10 feet
In each cell is an iron bedstead secured to the,
wall. Bctwe_en. the cells. and the outside walll ‘
is an open :irea15fteivvide all around, in wliicli
ilie prisoners labor during ilie day. Eaclipri's- ’
0'l€‘r is allowed a niairass, a pair ofcoarsc coitbnn
sheets, iiio blankets in summer, and three im-
Prisoners having trades are employed‘?
Th_o_se--
winter.
at the work of their respective trades.
who have not trades are employed in mulrjng-
four or five branches. is soon learnt by the moisti
awkward.
converse with each other. or to speak to any?
one except the keeper. without his coiiscni. On=
entering the Prison. the visitor is struck vviilivt
the perfect silrnce. iicainess, order and regular-
ity which prevails ilirouglioiit the establishment.’
The Prison is also furnished with a library of?
moral and religious books for tlie«use of the‘
prisoners on the Sabbath. A Snbballi School:
lias also been esahlislierl by some ofthe benev-~
olcni citizens nf New Haven. Indeed every
iz flncricc discoverable in the establishment ap-
pears to be of a moral nature, and induces the
belief that something inwards the ‘reformation-
of the Prisoners must be [t(‘C()fD[)lli5Ilt:(I.
By a re; ort made by the county commission-
ers to the L-=;:isl2.iiire last May. it appears that
the l'(CElplS ofthe Prison for the year preceding
$6,757 13
5,529 39
\Vf'I'C
'I‘lic expenditures were
Neti earnings of the Prison 1,227 74
I have not the report of ilie Commissioners
of Hartford and New London Counties before
tne, but the neit earnings of each were 600 dol-
lars or more.
In view of the above facts, the course which
Faiifield County ought to ntlopt, would seem
to be obvious. 'I‘liere is not a county in the State
in,wli:ch a Prison combining the double pur-
pose of Jail and \Vork House, is so tniich
needed. By our location upon the sea board
and vicinity to New York city, the property of
our inhabitants is exposed to frequent deprada-
iions from a-class of vagrants and petty crimin-
Island, cr fleeing from iliejurisiliciion-of New
York to escape punishment in Ilie Penitentiar_y_
The Rail Road recently surveyed. if construct-
ed will scatter airing its wlinle line. at mass of
foreign laborers. never remarkable for sobriety,
Irxonocly. o_.- peaceful department. Wliereve,
such roads have been constructed, a rigid dc vigi-
lniit zidministration ofthe law has been found
necessary, to secure the peace and property of
ilie citizens. From the construction ofthe :wo
Jails in this county. neither can be used as a
Work House. The Jail in Fuirficld is old and
fa-t going to decay ; that at Danbury uncom-
fortable und _‘nnsaf'e. Both are a disgrace to
the County. The safe keeping of prisoners
will soon require that one of the Jails be re-
built, or extensively repaired. The House
the Jail at Fairficld. is incon-
venient, in part old, and out of repair, and if
repaired does not furnish suitable accommoda-
tions forjurors, the members of the bar. officers
of the Court. and others usually quartered
during Courttimc,at the County House. Will
it not then be sound policy, as well as good
economy. to dispose of the old County House
and Jail, to be removed within a reasonable
iiuie from the ground upon it-liich they now
stand, and erect thereon a County House and
con necicd wit li
Prison, ilie rents and income of \\ hich. can
hardly fail to pay more than the interest ofthe
money they may cost?
Fairfield County is the first in the State in
its list ofiaxable property. and the second in
population. and should not be the last in the
State to make an improvement demanded by
every consideration of economy. justice and
humanity.
The class of criminals for whom a Work
House is needed, now escape punishment alto
geiher. Imprisonment in our Jails, as. now
conducted, is in reality to them. no punishment.
They tliere meet with companions oflike char-
acter, find better fare than they have been tic-
customed to. out of Jail. their natural disposition
to idleness is fully gratified, and with a pack of
czirds.a chess boarder dorninos, are happy in
the idea of being supported at the public ex-
pense. Informing officers, aware oftliis, often
neglect to prosecute offences deserving summary
punishment. A desire on the part of Grand
Jurors and Magistrates to save bills of costs
which must fall either‘ upon the Town or the
unwhiped ofjusiicc." But aside from the con.
sidéraiion ofexpense, IIICFE are other great evils
in our prescntjeil system. Prisoners of every
upon the firsichargeofcrime, and the old villain
hardened in iniquity. are indiscriminately
crowded into the same room, and there kept
wholly ‘unemployed. If evil communicaiiom
corrupt good‘ manners, the inexperienced youth.
could not be placed in u better school to qualify
him for the perpetration of every species of,
villainy.
As an inducement to other counties to-follow
the example of_Hanford, the State offers $1.-.008
to each county that will establish a prison upon,
ilie new plan. A tax ofone cent on the dollar,
will accomplish the object. To. say the imei.
ligent citizens, of Fairfield County will not.
cheerfully pay -this tax, would be a gross caper-.
sion of their character. C, 0,
als, recently discharged from BlackweIl’sl
Counties. with like success. and Middlesexkgyl
County is erecting a Prison upon the.s"am_e
plan.
h:iskcis—a business whit-Ii by dividing it‘ i__u;o-- ,'
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The. prisoners are not permitted to" ‘
Norwalk Chronicler